vic test for a car??

JPS29

Nope, its a cat C

s_b

kris1293 wrote: »

Hi
I'm currently looking at a car and I have done a history check on the car and its sshowing that it had a VIC in 2005 when the keeper selling the car bought it but it doesn'y show on the check that it's ever been in a write off, could their be any other reason why it has had a VIC check

yes there are
one is it was an alternative to getting a q plate
another is if its an undeclared write off but had a new shell and the vic check determines a new chassis number,this is my guess in your case so you really need to have an inspection to confirm the car is what it purports to be and is not just a clone after the event unless its banger money

Tollywolly

My Vehicle was written off, CAT C and I spoke to my insurance and to dvla and was told that I'm fully insured and that I do NOT need to do a VIC test unless I want to sell the car on.

I have NOT done a VIC test, and have had no problems at all. I've driven the car for a year and never been pulled over or anything.

When my MOT expired, I took it for another one and it passed NO PROBS.

When my TAX expired, I went to the post office and bought a new tax disc NO PROBS.

The only thing that has changed - and this is exactly what the DVLA told me when I called - is that I no longer get reminders by post to re tax my car, and I also can't tax it online.

J-Lancs

Tollywolly wrote: »

My Vehicle was written off, CAT C and I spoke to my insurance and to dvla and was told that I'm fully insured and that I do NOT need to do a VIC test unless I want to sell the car on.

I have NOT done a VIC test, and have had no problems at all. I've driven the car for a year and never been pulled over or anything.

When my MOT expired, I took it for another one and it passed NO PROBS.

When my TAX expired, I went to the post office and bought a new tax disc NO PROBS.

The only thing that has changed - and this is exactly what the DVLA told me when I called - is that I no longer get reminders by post to re tax my car, and I also can't tax it online.

I can second that.

My car was written exactly a year ago, there is still a VIC marker on it on the VOSA website yet I have been driving it without any problems.

I can confirm I spoke to a VOSA agent when I called to arrange a VIC Check (but I didn't go through as didn't have payment card) and he told me I can still drive it without any problems as long as it was insured and had a valid MOT and Road Tax.

The only thing I have noticed is same as you have said, I didn't get a reminder for Road Tax, but i actually did my Road Tax Online without any problems. Car is due MOT this month so by reading the info here that should also be a plain bit of sailing with regards to the VIC issue.

This VIC process seems like a massive GREY area even at the VOSA offices going by how some can't tax online and some can. If it's a grey area for us then it will definitely be for the Police so I don't see them causing any bother for VIC issues.

Now I went through a Accident Management Company for my collision and I have still got my Logbook and all Documents, they NEVER asked for anything like that. Not the accident management company nor my own Insurance Company.

TrickyWicky

I've not read all of the replies however I had to do a VIC check a while back myself so its pretty fresh in my memory. There is a lot of confusion about the VIC check (I skim read some replies giving wrongful advice) so I'll try to give the main points.

The VIC check is a Vehicle IDENTITY Check. It is not a safety test or anything like that. You take the car to VOSA, they take it into their garage and close the doors behind them while you wait in a waiting room. They examine the car for its VIN number, engine number and a few other hidden secrets that only they know about to check if the car is the car that it is supposed to be and not a stolen car with false number plates. That said, if they do see glaringly obvious dangerous faults with the car, they can take action. EG if they see your suspension is hanging loose, your tyre is about to explode, your tailgate is threatening to drop off etc but this is on a "if they see it" basis.

Without the VIC check, the DVLA won't let you tax your car online. They also will not issue a new V5 to a new owner if you sell the car. This is because they can't be sure that the car is actually THE car and so until VOSA give it the thumbs up, they won't issue a replacement V5.

There is nothing to say your current V5 is invalid, they simply will not replace it. They do however keep the registered keeper on the database for that car.

Can you continue using the car without the VIC check? Yes. As long as its taxed (at the post office - you can't do it online) and insured by an insurer who is willing to insure it. As long as you have those, the car is still legal to drive.

Test doesn't really take long - 10 minutes max. I'd barely just got my netbook online and the bloke came in through the door saying "it's outside and keys are in the ignition for you".

At the VIC check they give you a test pass certificate which you're supposed to take to the local DVLA office or send off to them so that they will send you a new logbook. I never bothered and it didn't stop the DVLA sending us a new red V5 recently so clearly something somewhere gets updated.

As for the logbook, the insurers did technically want it but we never sent it and they never reminded us. Car was MOT'd, taxed, VIC'd, Insured.. they still didn't ask for it back when the permanent insurance was reinstated. When DVLA reissued all the V5s with red V5s, the new one turned up with no hassle so it clearly is just a technicality of some sort that they don't really care about.

J-Lancs

That;s a bit weird, I actually did mine online in January this this year and the car was bumped last March.

i don't know...as long as I've got it I suppose.

Hasbeen

As posters above re not requiring VIC. Have 1998 306 PUG use it as run about 3rd car.

Was "written" of in 2007 uneconomical for garage to repair was given £1600 was surprised!! but it was a GLX?

Bought back for a few hundred as only required drivers door/ bolt on wing/ electric mirror trim etc.

Bought all from scrap yard for around £70 same colour.

Did not do VIC as was keeping car.

Do not get sent tax disc reminders and it was off road for a few weeks about a year ago getting coil springs so did not renew insurance but Sorned car.

Phoned up DVLA to un sorn and was informed VIC outstanding told adviser I was keeping car until it was eventually scrapped.

Appears to be no problem with this but if I was to sell I would have to do check.:)

TrickyWicky

J-Lancs wrote: »

That;s a bit weird, I actually did mine online in January this this year and the car was bumped last March.

i don't know...as long as I've got it I suppose.

Yeah but not all cars have to go through VIC check. From memory, it's only Cat C or B that have to have a VIC check as it's been possibly or heavily structurally damaged (in other words, you might have to swap bits of the chassis and might end up using a nicked car).

If its Category D damage (scrapes, dents, minor stuff) then VIC isn't needed as its not serious enough to warrant serious rebuilding.

TrickyWicky

Hasbeen wrote: »

Phoned up DVLA to un sorn

Huh?

You can't un sorn a car. You have to retax it. As far as I know, even if you declare SORN and keep the disc you can't unsorn it then either.

Hasbeen

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Huh?

You can't un sorn a car. You have to retax it. As far as I know, even if you declare SORN and keep the disc you can't unsorn it then either.

Sorry
Car was Sorned for approx two weeks, kept road tax on it.
Whilst new springs where fitted, no hurry.

Only sorned as insurance had run out.

Phoned up to unsorn to DVLA no problems

Car back on road and with new insurance company, they did ask about break in insurance but happy when told circumstances.

Is there an other way to unsorn?:)